The role of plasma renin activity in evaluating the adequacy of mineralocorticoid replacement in primary adrenal insufficiency

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-534

  Fiad, Tarek M ^a   Conway, J Donald ^a   Cunningham, Sean K ^a   McKenna, T Joseph ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTISONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM; PREDNISOLONE; RENIN; SODIUM; UREA;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029838259     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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